I like to think that i know the bible quite well, but the quran not so much, so in this answer i will take the bible as an example. Forster wrote his novel a passage to india after multiple trips to the country throughout his early life. Instead, you might try the worst journey in the world, a book in which. The writers of the biblical books a variety of people are credited for taking pen to paper and, allegedly under inspiration from the holy spirit, writing the 66 books of the bible.
The bible the bible is the stupidest book ever written. The first bibles in a single book were on vellum and produced about 325350 adce. The authorship of his book remains relatively unclear, even compared with other discussions as to who wrote the bible. Every page was a tough decision to persevere or give up. The author wrote and released this when he was just 16, and since then, it has. Note the phrase the book of the history of adam in the book of genesis chapter 5. In some cases, god spoke directly to prophets who recorded his word.
The last half of the book details the efforts of earths survivors to wrestle control of the planet fromshark bankers. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. I consider these books to be the best christian works ever written in the 20th and 21st centuries. Any book written by 40 authors is likely to have a multitude of contradictions like the bible has. The later includes the bhagavadgita, still a very important rel. Very few people of the islamic faith take their religion lightlyso writing a book that. The book was published in 1924 and follows a muslim indian doctor named aziz and his relationships with an english professor, cyril fielding, and a visiting english. If you really want to not be able to put a book down, go back to the earliest books written by king. Jun 04, 2014 the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s.
The holy bible is rated very highly by all the people who supposedly live by it. To have our own copy of the bible to read here on the mountaintop towards the end of our lives is almost a miracle. They believed in the biblical god and nothing happened. If the two testaments tell the greatest story ever told, i am a monkey and not just the. The worst parst is giving up your life to a book of fantasy. Jerry coyne, writing in dawn, called it the worst book about charles darwin ever written and a grossly inaccurate and partisan attack on both darwin and evolution. For as long as i can remember, my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off, or im lost, or someone is looking for me. Meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently why i love the apostle paul. Inspiration is from a greek word, theopneustos, meaning godbreathed. Youxian says, i spent onehalf day traveling to the church.
You can learn who your family is in this recap of mankinds history. Jan 30, 2018 bestselling bible scholar bart ehrman has written a whole book about forgery in the new testament, texts written under the names of famous men to make the writings more credible. Oct 06, 2008 did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book ever written. All donations are tax deductible in full or in part. Also, it is full of hatred, racism, sexism, and violence against innocent people. American bible society is a 501 c 3 non profit organization. The 10 worst books ever written everyone agrees suck geek for.
Parts are obscure, misunderstood, but i dont see bad writing. Contrary to popular belief, the bible is not a good book. The bible has been a massive influence on literature and history, especially in the western world, where the gutenberg bible was the first book printed using movable type. The bible is the most remarkable book ever written. Meet your creator learn about his love and power in this easy to understand recap of the bible. They also happen to be the driest, boringest tomes youll ever sludge through. Oct 21, 2009 monks wrote the bible, the first book ever written. Danielewski put simply, house of leaves is one of the most frightening books ever written. Over the years, people have asked me, which books do you recommend that i buy for my library. The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. Monks wrote the bible, the first book ever written. May 08, 2007 the last half of the book details the efforts of earths survivors to wrestle control of the planet fromshark bankers.
When i finally got around to perusing it, i found the text really pathetic and not worth wasting the few minutes it took to read it. Therefore, my answer might not be applicable to the q. There cant be a couple hundred years with out a english written bible and if the dead sea scrolls are the true scrolls that would be the case. Youve hinted at one reason those of us who are christians believe the bible is different from every other book thats ever been written. It says that if one person in a town is not a christian, the whole town should be destroyed and everyone should be killed. It was written by forty different men, ranging from peasants to kings, over a period of 1,600 years. A single book can be good in some ways and bad in others. This was his first vampire novel, which he wrote before vampires. The oldest story ever written how an ancient epic full of sex, violence and a prebiblical flood got lost and found, and how its legacy lives on in lethal weapon. Others hold that the pentateuch the first five books of the bible are the oldest books in the bible, written between 1446 and 1406 b. They believe that because the writers of the bible lived in an unenlightened era, the book contains many errors and harmful teachings. Are the bible and the quran the two most dangerous books. Bamboozled the bible is worst book ever written youtube. I hope the crazy bastard who wrote it died while his dong turned black and fell off.
The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind many people gave their lives to this book and died in vain. Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. The first complete bible was done about 100 adce, was written on papyri, and was likely broken into smaller books. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind even if you do not concede the doctrine, the 66 books comprising the bible have oft been called, by many an atheist, as some of the best literature ever penned.
In conclusion, bible is a mythology book and the meaning of which is often miss understood and used on the wrong thing such as religious wars. He may have been one of the deuteronomist writers, or he may have been one of the earliest j authors. It appears that moses had several such books in his accounts. The best 100 christian books ever written frank viola. Explore our bible resources for individuals and groups. The bible is the greatest book because the creator of the universe and of you and me gave it to man.
He is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god. They believe that because the writers of the bible lived in an unenlightened era, the. The books listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst books ever written. For as long as i can remember, my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off, or im. The book was published in 1924 and follows a muslim indian doctor named aziz and his relationships with an english professor, cyril fielding, and a visiting english schoolteacher named adela quested. If youre unhappy with some of the choices other people have made for this list, go add the books to other more positive lists. Humanists reject the claim that the bible is the word of god. Moses is the earliest author of the bible that we know of. Mar 15, 2020 it is also a history book of the start of christianity.
They all are the seed of ape since they had been spliced with monkeys and martians as rh bloodlines. Jan 27, 2017 the hardest book ive ever read was house of leaves by mark z. The bible is the most remarkable book ever written rapture. Each book was either written by a bad man or it propagates very silly ideas, as in the case of the one cited woman. Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. As the apostle paul wrote, all scripture is given by inspiration of god 2 timothy 3. Some reasons why humanists reject the bible american. According to the march 2007 edition of time, the bible has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any. Looking unto jesus the author and finisher of our faith. Very suggestive question, but i will try to answer it anyway. Dec 06, 2018 the authorship of his book remains relatively unclear, even compared with other discussions as to who wrote the bible.
The 10 worst old testament verses by dan barker freedom from. Such unity in diversity is possible with this great book of books, the bible, because god is its ultimate author. We read our bible each day this is the best book ever written. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you.
The greeks wrote the old testament bible part i maarifa. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The sixty six books it contains record the inerrant word of god. Many scholars agree that job is the oldest book in the bible, written by an unknown israelite about 1500 b. The jews painstakingly passed it on to generation after generation, some 4,000 years ago onward. It is some gay ass interpretation of the teachings. Therefore, the world would most likely to be a better place had the bible never been written. Caribbean radio show interviewing timothy aldred on his new book bamboozled besieged by lies man never a sinner how the world.
They are convinced the book was written solely by humans in an ignorant, superstitious, and cruel age. The greatest book ever written the old testament story. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book. The author of the greatest letter ever written desiring god.
Greeks and romans wrote the bible follow me on facebook. No one can ever say what was the first book ever written. The characteristics presented in this study speak loudly of the quality, supremacy, and uniqueness of the bible, but the definitive evidence establishing the bible as the best book ever written is its special origin. He gives the names of people, places, times, and events. Id like to tell you that the most difficult book i ever read was a russian classic or homers iliad in ancient greek.
The worst books of all time, the most influential books in history. Speaking of prophecy scriptures the apostle peter wrote, for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man. For 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota. Holy bible by anonymous the origin of species by charles darwin qur. Of all the stories that are still widely read and or influential today, the two oldest are considered to be the epic of gilgamesh, from mesopotamia, and the mahabharata, from india. Read this and have an exquisite spiritual experience. The hardest book ive ever read was house of leaves by mark z. This is not the only feticidal passage in the bible, but it is the worst. This icky, awful, very badly written, worst book ever ranks at the bottom of my long list of literary experience. From a fairly standard horror premise a house is revealed to be slightly larger on the inside than is strictly possible danielewski spins out a dizzying tale involving multiple unreliable narrators, typographic mysteries, and looping footnotes that manage to drag the reader. If we can recommend the best 50 books ever written, can we not also counter this with the ten worst books.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. The most incredible book ever written by pastor kyle stephens of blessed hope baptist church, coon rapids, minnesota, usa to the consternation of far too many and to the delight of far too few, the bible remains the most controversial, the most shocking, the most despised and. The bible is the worst book ever written timothy aldred. According to the march 2007 edition of time, the bible has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written. Also, it is full of hatred, racism, sexism, and violence against. The stupidest book ever written ian daniel stewart. It is also a history book of the start of christianity. The original bible and the dead sea scrolls biblical. Noah could not have fit all those animals on a boat.
This old book by fulton oursler, the greatest book ever written will make your heart so glad that you feel like a new person. Here are some of the worst books ever written and why they suck. The bible the most important book ever written hubpages. It says that god commanded the isrealites to do this. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book ever written.
The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind nay, black too do have a soul, and the like of chinese, persian, indian and medes, etc. It is the bible of the thelemites, who hitler, mussolini, tito, and stalin were, and mugabwe, and too many other powerful people, are today. If you look closely, a lot of books show up on both the worst books of all time list and the best books ever lists. For the first time, im answering this question publicly by compiling a musthaveinyourlibrary book list. His own book may have been written by him, or by a man named baruch ben neriah, whom he mentions as one of his scribes. I can almost laugh about this sad book if i stop crying long enough. The bible is up there for oldest, not as a full collection which is what it is, a collection of 66 smaller books but the book of job is considered one of the oldest as it was written about 3,500 years ago. Sommer introduction humanists reject the claim that the bible is the word of god. We believe god gave it to us, and therefore it is gods word. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst. It is some gay ass interpretation of the teachings of god. Certainly liber al vel legis liber evil legis, written by aleister crowley, who had it dictated to him by aiwass, another alias of satan, is the most evil book ever written. Obviously, a major part of the history of the bible is also the new testament nt.
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